Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Rubbishy; trashy; worthless; paltry.
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- verb Present participle of
rubbish .
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Examples
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They feel a satisfaction and power in rubbishing your achievements.
toys 2008
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And the second paragraph is typically tribal: as if criticising a system which has one of the worst performance gaps between state and private education in the entire world is somehow unpatriotic, or somehow "rubbishing" the achievements of young people.
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The UK's current political game is to find new ways of 'rubbishing' Gordon Brown.
Archive 2007-11-01 Glyn Davies 2007
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The UK's current political game is to find new ways of 'rubbishing' Gordon Brown.
Don't forget Foot and Mouth Disease Glyn Davies 2007
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But Niehaus found himself on television later in the day explaining KZN heavyweight Senzo Mchunu's comments that Lekota - whose fledgling party wants to dent the ANC's majority at next year's polls - was provoking ordinary members of the ANC by "rubbishing" the party, which made it hard to discipline members.
IOL: News 2008
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But Niehaus found himself on television later in the day explaining KZN heavyweight Senzo Mchunu's comments that Lekota - whose fledgling party wants to dent the ANC's majority at next year's polls - was provoking ordinary members of the ANC by "rubbishing" the party, which made it hard to discipline members.
IOL: News 2008
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A more popular trend is to go negative, rubbishing your opponents' position with half-truths and scaremongering and misinformation.
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Again, we have seen proof of the pro-AGW lobby deliberately rubbishing their scientific rivals to further their own agenda.
Leaders TV Debate – Law & Order Summary SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Since Gingrich has been banging the Reagan drum as loudly as possible, look for former Reaganites to start rubbishing Gingrich in public.
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Gove seems intent on rubbishing their achievements and damaging their reputations as he sends them out into the dog-eat-dog world he is creating.
Michael Gove accused of trying to bring back grammar schools by back door 2011
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